Other interesting findings from the data indicated that more librarians would be
needed for certain specific sectors with school librarians featuring prominently with 75
per cent of respondents selecting this as the most needed future job role in Qatar. This
was in fact the highest rated job role of all those that were listed.
The supplementary comments that were received for this question also seemed to
support the above narrative with several respondents stating that librarians with
information literacy and instruction job roles would be very important for the future
profession in Qatar, particularly in school and academic libraries. One respondent
stated that “Information Literacy teaching librarians is a must” whereas another noted
that “Information literacy and instruction librarians are the most important role for
school and academic libraries”.
anticipated shift to an increasingly digital/electronic dominated library work
environment and to an environment where the needs of the local, Arabic speaking
population will need to be given far greater prominence.